Beste Mike Butler podcaster (2024)

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SNEAK PEEK: This Day's Trivia: September 13th 10:16

2M ago10:16

10:16

Here's an exclusive sneak peek of the latest episode of This Day's Trivia, before it's officially released. This Day's Trivia is the latest podcast from Bison Podcast Studios. Search for "This Day's Trivia" on your podcast player of choice, today! About This Day's Trivia: From geography to history, plants and animals, science, and so much more... W…

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Nostalgia Is the Most Morrissey Impulse 1:18:56

3y ago1:18:56

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This is a special episode. The word we'll be picking apart today is 'nostalgia'. But this isn't your typical Get the Word! episode. It's an interview with the great Naomi Carmack of the Dope Nostalgia podcast. We discuss the origin and history of the word 'nostalgia', as well as what it means to us, and how it has shaped us and culture in general. …

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Come Eat the Rich with Get the Word! 16:49

3y ago16:49

16:49

Hey everyone! Mike here about to tell everyone to go eat the rich. Now before you go on assuming that this podcast has totally just gone off the rails and has turned into my soapbox for spewing my views on oligarchy within an ever growing destructive, unjust and immoral global system of capitalism, well… BEFORE you assume that, consider this: There…

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Bon Voyage Mon Amour 17:06

3y ago17:06

17:06

Bonjour fellow word nerds. It’s Mike. I apologize already to any of my French listeners. Bonjour and Bon Voyage will be pretty much the only French words I speak today. I also apologize for starting right off the bat with the most stereotypical French music I could find. In all reality, I love French culture, French films and I love the influence t…

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Fate or Destiny? 17:40

3y ago17:40

17:40

Greetings nerds. It’s Mike, host of Get the Word! Don’t worry, I’m a nerd too so… I mean it as a term of endearment. I’ve always been a nerd. I guess it was just my fate. Or was it my destiny? Hmmm. In this episode we’ll dive into both words to figure out the best word to choose. In a recent session with a student of mine, I was asked the question:…

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Homeopathic Not Home Remedy 16:33

3y ago16:33

16:33

Greetings friends. This is Get the Word! with Mike Butler. An etymology podcast for word nerds. I am your host, Mike Butler. Today we’re talking about a word that’s often misused, and misunderstood. Homeopathy. I want to start off by saying that this term ‘homeopathy’ or ‘homeopathic’, which is its related adjective, is not just another way to say …

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Gaslighting 20:00

3y ago20:00

20:00

Hi, everyone. It’s Mike. I’m going to talk today about the word gaslight. The term, as a verb, as an action, is no laughing matter, so I’m not going to joke around much in today’s episode. Gaslighting is very real and many have gone through it. Unfortunately, it’s often hard to know that it is happening to you. It is a form of manipulation through …

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Good Podcast, Gumshoe 20:24

3y ago20:24

20:24

It’s Mike. I was just gabbing recently about how I should probably start covering words and phrases that are trending right now in popular media. “What a great way to get the word out about Get the Word!”, I thought to myself. People are already hearing a word or phrase being used all the time right now, so they will be more interested in learning …

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Two Ships that Pass in the Night 18:08

3y ago18:08

18:08

Ahoy there all my nerdy friends. It’s Mike. Fancy spotting you here in the endless podcast sea. Today we’re talking about an idiom, or idiomatic expression. What’s that? It’s a phrase with a meaning that is not clear just looking at the individual words, or by its literal meaning. My Two Cents was another episode about an idiomatic expression. Toda…

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Feelin' Groovy with Get the Word! 18:00

3+ y ago18:00

18:00

Hi everyone, it’s Mike. Today we’re talking about a word that most would argue is definitely past its peak popularity. Groovy. We’ll look at the interesting origin of this word and also why we have seen a resurgence in popularity of the word groovy over recent decades. Let’s start with the definition. The most common uses of groovy are standing in …

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Have You Been ben the Ben of a But 'n' Ben? 10:33

3+ y ago10:33

10:33

Hello everyone. It’s Mike, your host of Get the Word! an etymology podcast for word nerds. I’m also an ESL teacher. I guide people through their journey of learning the English language. On a regular basis, I end up being the one learning new words from my students. Today’s word for our podcast episode is one of those words that I learned from a st…

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Are You a Nuisance with Your Two Cents? 24:13

3+ y ago24:13

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Welcome everyone to another episode of Get the Word! I am your host Mike Butler. In a recent episode I used the phrase My Two Cents in a joke about the four penny coffins mentioned in the hangover episode. It got me thinkin’, how far back can I trace the use of this phrase, ‘my two cents’? So that’s what we’re going to dive into today. Let’s start …

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Another Skaturday Night (and I Ain't Got No Trilby) 19:52

3+ y ago19:52

19:52

Welcome to another episode of Get the Word! everyone. This one’s for all you skins and rudies out there. It’s about the origin of the word ‘ska’. Ska is a type of music with a very danceable beat. Some of the distinctive elements of the ska rhythm are a walking bass line, an uptempo speed and a strong offbeat which you can hear in the background of…

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(Hopefully) Better than Lodging at the Twopenny Hangover 14:39

3+ y ago14:39

14:39

Hello everyone. It’s Mike, your host of Get the Word! It’s July 3rd and that means it’s a holiday weekend here in the United States, celebrating our independence from Britain. That’s not what I want to talk about today though. Rather I’m going to talk about the word ‘hangover’, in anticipation of a potential hangover this weekend from having a bit …

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Opening up the Fact Cabinet with a Rooster Bar 15:57

3+ y ago15:57

15:57

This week we’re looking at the word ‘crow’. We’ll start with the word crow and its different meanings, and then talk about a few terms, phrases and other words in which we see crow appear. Words like crowbar. Terms like Jim Crow. We’ll discuss how the word ‘crow’ became associated with the Apsáaloke tribe and talk about the Crow language and the pe…

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Is That Resting Bitch Face or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me? 20:49

3+ y ago20:49

20:49

-- STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING -- Hello everyone it’s Mike, your host of Get the Word! an etymology podcast for word nerds. This week I couldn’t stop reflecting on a phrase we talked about last week in our episode on antidisestablishmentarianism. It’s the phrase Resting Bitch Face... Go to https://www.englishsessionswithmike.com/ for an audio transcrip…

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That Time I Spray-painted Antidisestablishmentarianism on the Side of My Van 21:19

3+ y ago21:19

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Welcome everyone. I’m your host and fellow word nerd, Mike Butler. This week’s episode features a word often included in lists of the longest words in English. Antidisestablishmentarianism... Audio transcript on the website, https://www.englishsessionswithmike.com/

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A Perfectly Cromulent Podcast Launch 17:21

3+ y ago17:21

17:21

Welcome to the first episode of Get the Word! An etymology podcast for word nerds. We’ll talk about the history and origin of words in English. If you’re coming over from The English Sessions, well, then I’ll give you even bigger welcome, loyal listener. The English Sessions is the podcast I’ve been doing for a while now, for English learners, and …

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Get the Word! Trailer 1:09

3+ y ago1:09

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From the creator of The English Sessions comes Get the Word! An etymology podcast for word nerds. Join Mike as he picks apart words and phrases in English and lets you peek into his Fact Cabinet. More information and audio transcripts are available at www.englishsessionswithmike.com

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SNEAK PEEK: This Day's Trivia: September 13th 10:16

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Nostalgia Is the Most Morrissey Impulse 1:18:56

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Come Eat the Rich with Get the Word! 16:49

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Bon Voyage Mon Amour 17:06

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Fate or Destiny? 17:40

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Homeopathic Not Home Remedy 16:33

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Gaslighting 20:00

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Good Podcast, Gumshoe 20:24

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Two Ships that Pass in the Night 18:08

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Feelin' Groovy with Get the Word! 18:00

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Have You Been ben the Ben of a But 'n' Ben? 10:33

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Are You a Nuisance with Your Two Cents? 24:13

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Another Skaturday Night (and I Ain't Got No Trilby) 19:52

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(Hopefully) Better than Lodging at the Twopenny Hangover 14:39

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Opening up the Fact Cabinet with a Rooster Bar 15:57

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Is That Resting Bitch Face or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me? 20:49

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That Time I Spray-painted Antidisestablishmentarianism on the Side of My Van 21:19

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A Perfectly Cromulent Podcast Launch 17:21

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Get the Word! Trailer 1:09

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